55 West

[steve_o]

I was in this building last week. Went up to the 11th floor. The views are beautiful and those on higher floors are going to be great! I was extremely impressed with the overall construction quality so far. They say the first 10 or so floors should have glass by the end of May.

[FrigginGr8est]

I was in this building last week. Went up to the 11th floor. The views are beautiful and those on higher floors are going to be great! I was extremely impressed with the overall construction quality so far. They say the first 10 or so floors should have glass by the end of May.

pictures would have been nice

[steve_o]

Here you go. A few to check out:

[JRS1]

Steve-o, do you work for PCL? if so, what's the deal with Blue Rose?

as for the pix-- awesome.

[FrigginGr8est]

Thanks for the pics! My unit is on the Church St side, Delany Plus, (Lucky 13th floor or 14 as its called)

[Pieson]

dude

those pics are awesome

feel free to post anymore at anytime

[solaricfission]

The New Ariel Video Construction Updates On Their Website Don't Look Half Bad.

[Tim3167]

Update 4/14/2007

[prahaboheme]

It is filling in that gap on the Lake Eola side perfectly! Nice updates all around. I continue to be impressed by the architectural variety of the projects u/c downtown. No two projects resemble each other.

[Pieson]

It is filling in that gap on the Lake Eola side perfectly! Nice updates all around. I continue to be impressed by the architectural variety of the projects u/c downtown. No two projects resemble each other.

thats very much so true

I cant wait to see them all go live

however, im not going to lie, that AT&T building is about as attractive as a Mexican port-a-pottie

[codypet]

thats very much so true

I cant wait to see them all go live

however, im not going to lie, that AT&T building is about as attractive as a Mexican port-a-pottie

And if all goes well the Rosalind will be blocking its view from Lake Eola

[F-L-A]

The library ain't the greatest thing either.

[uncreativeusername]

The library ain't the greatest thing either.

You'll start up a pretty hefty debate with that one. People are entitled to their opinions, but from a completely objective point of view, at least the library is a well-executed example of Brutalism, which was a legit. architectural movement. The AT&T building...is just a mound of cheap, uninspired crap.

[sunshine]

I think the AT&T building can be transformed to a very cool loft.

And, add in TT & Rosalind & the hotel at the corner of Lake Eola & CP3, we will have a nice & dense skyline there.

[drewj]

You'll start up a pretty hefty debate with that one.

ha, yeah.

[neon9]

at least the library is a well-executed example of Brutalism, which was a legit. architectural movement.

Thanks for the info. My son asked me this weekend why it looked like that and I wasn't sure if that was the look they were going for or if they were just cheap.

[JRS1]

They've been lighting 55W the last week or so; up to level 12; it is really visible now at night... I will chance a nighttime photo

[drewj]

Thanks for the info. My son asked me this weekend why it looked like that and I wasn't sure if that was the look they were going for or if they were just cheap.

Not to stray too far off topic but- check out wikipedia. They have a bunch of pictures of brutalist structures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalism

Im a fan.

[bulldogger]

This is a 55W thread, but I want to add one thing...

Didn't one of the Planet of the Apes movies use a lot of Brutalism to make it look futuristic? I don't have a copy to reference, so I'm going completely on memory.

[JRS1]

This is a 55W thread, but I want to add one thing...

Didn't one of the Planet of the Apes movies use a lot of Brutalism to make it look futuristic? I don't have a copy to reference, so I'm going completely on memory.

it was the one that took place right when the Ape revolution ocurred. the third movie I think? what a depressing film. Roddy McDowell as Caesar, right?

[bulldogger]

it was the one that took place right when the Ape revolution ocurred. the third movie I think? what a depressing film. Roddy McDowell as Caesar, right?

That's exactly what I'm talking about. Not sure of which movie though. Escape from, Journey to, etc.

[prahaboheme]

Thanks for the info. My son asked me this weekend why it looked like that and I wasn't sure if that was the look they were going for or if they were just cheap.

Not to beat a dead horse, but how exactly does the library look cheap?

[tygger]

That's exactly what I'm talking about. Not sure of which movie though. Escape from, Journey to, etc.

Sorry to keep off-topic... but I'm ALWAYS happy to answer Planet of the Apes Trivia!

The movie in question is Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, the 4th movie in the series. Most of the scenes took place at the Century City Mall, which was just built, but was not yet being used. A good picture of it is here:

http://www.seeing-stars.com/ImagePages/Cen...wersPhoto.shtml

Other brutalism structures used in the film were actually buildings on the UC Irvine campus.

Back to 55W....

[neon9]

Not to beat a dead horse, but how exactly does the library look cheap?

Well it looks a bit like the concrete was framed with discarded lumber that was poorly assembled.

I like it but I still wasn't 100% sure the effect was intentional.

[uncreativeusername]

Well it looks a bit like the concrete was framed with discarded lumber that was poorly assembled.

I like it but I still wasn't 100% sure the effect was intentional.

Hahahaha, I just had an awesome mental image of what the construction sight might've looked like.